Message-ID: <11837737.1075841708672.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 22:52:00 -0700 (PDT) From: global_agenda@lists.economist.com To: kate.symes@enron.com Subject: Global Agenda Alert - 2nd May 2001 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "The Economist" X-To: kate.symes@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \kate symes 6-27-02\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: SYMES-K X-FileName: kate symes 6-27-02.nsf [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] ADVANCED SEARCH [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Wednesday May 2nd 2001 Subscribe now! | E-mail & Mobile Editions | Screensaver [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] OPINION WORLD BUSINESS FINANCE SCIENCE PEOPLE BOOKS & ARTS MARKETS DIVERSIONS [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Our new travel section [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] NEW ON ECONOMIST.COM: GLOBAL EXECUTIVE Global Executive is a new career and management section on Economist.com that provides guidance for executives with an international outlook. With job postings, personalised career advice, observations on employment trends and reviews of the latest management books, it's indispensable to the internationally minded business executive. Visit Global Executive today. [IMAGE] PRINT EDITION THE ECONOMIST [IMAGE]Full contents [IMAGE]Subscriptions [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE][IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] On the Global Agenda May 2nd 2001 Bush's call to arms George Bush is determined to build a missile shield while cutting America's nuclear stockpile. That will turn traditional thinking on disarmament on its head Full article Murdoch's big birds After years of trying, Rupert Murdoch could be about to plug the gap in his global satellite-television network. Making money from this ambitious plan, however, could prove even harder Full article Mayhem in May After recent mass demonstrations in Quebec, anti-globalisation protestors were out in force again for May Day. The movement may be incoherent, and often clownish, but it is increasingly influential. And globalisation's best critics, if not the demonstrators, are raising important issues Full article Gerhard Schr"der's EU vision Germany's chancellor is putting his weight behind proposals for sweeping new changes to the European Union. The continent is in for another intense debate about the EU's constitution, and its future Full article Nuclear's comeback Claiming that an energy crisis is looming, the United States is about to do a U-turn on nuclear energy. Fifteen years after Chernobyl, worries about global warming and improved technology are also combining to revive interest in the once-vilified nuclear industry in other countries Full article SURVEY: SOFTWARE Find thought-provoking articles about the future of software in the Economist's survey. This essential reading provides a history of open source software, details the growing trend towards software leased via the Internet, and explains the battle of operating system platforms. Click here to read about the future of software. SEARCH The EconomistGlobal LibraryThe webThe EIU Advanced search [IMAGE] Customer service As a registered user of Economist.com, you can sign up for or cancel the text and HTML versions of this newsletter or change your e-mail address by amending your details. To stop receiving this Global Agenda Alert newsletter, please visit http://economist.com/ members/email.cfm, log in and complete the form. If you received this newsletter from a friend and you would like to have your own free subscription, please go to the Economist.com registration page and fill out the registration form. ? [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] GO TO ECONOMIST.COM , Copyright 2001 The Economist Newspaper and The Economist Group. All rights reserved. Legal disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions [IMAGE] [IMAGE]